Satyrinae of the Western Palearctic

Melanargia galathea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type locality: Germany

Range: NE Spain throughout most of Europe including S. England and Sicily, to Lithuania, C Greece and Turkey.  It is absent from N. Netherlands, N. Germany and South Greece.

Habitat: Diverse: grassy, flowery, bushy places between sea level up to 1,750mtrs.

Flight Period: Early June to early September.

Subspecies:

ssp. lucasi (Rambur, 1858) – Bougie, Algeria; Morocco – flight period is between mid-May to July at lower altitudes; June to early September at high altitudes.

ssp. satnia Fruhstorfer, 1917 - Bulgaria, Greece, Albania, Turkey, Asia Minor, Transcaucasia, NW Iran

ssp. magdalenae Reichl, 1975 - NE Italy (Veneto)

ssp. syracusana - Zeller, 1847 - Sicily